Fever’s Jhaniele Fowler clashes with the Vixens’ Kadie-Ann Dehaney.Credit:Getty Images
The Fever’s performance was even more impressive given they started on -12 premiership points due tohistoric salary cap breaches yet they showed a determination to not let that millstone weigh them down. The four points from this win means Fever need two more wins to get back to zero.
Fever shooter Jhaniele Fowler was dominant in the goal circle,shooting 54 of 58 attempts,while her teammates’ passing chemistry stood out in the way the ball was consistently delivered.
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Vixens’ star shooter Mwai Kumwenda shot 31 of 32 goals. She will be potent this year but who her best partner remains in question with Kaylia Stanton starting at goal attack yet 19-year-old shooter Ruby Barkmeyer playing the bulk of the game at GA.
Vixens coach Simone McKinnis said her side would learn plenty from the match.
“You never want a loss like that,it’s not what we are after,but I think there is plenty of up from there and we will get better and better each week,” McKinnis said.
“It is a big difference[from last year] but there was a sense of camaraderie that they are building between each other. It’s new,it’s different and you will always miss players with that experience but I loved seeing Ruby and Hannah[Mundy] going for it in their first match. I loved it.”